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Interceptor

BASF

[The Interceptor] (https://www.basf.com/us/en/we-create-chemistry/creating-chemistry-magazine/quality-of-life/net-value.html “https://www.basf.com/us/en/we-create-chemistry/creating-chemistry-magazine/quality-of-life/net-value.html”) is a Long-Lasting Insecticidal Net (LLIN) that knocks down, kills, and repels mosquitos as they come in contact with the net for up to 4 years and 25 wash cycles.

Snapshot

Manufacturing & delivery

Performance & use

Research & standards

Feedback

Product description

[The Interceptor] (https://www.basf.com/us/en/we-create-chemistry/creating-chemistry-magazine/quality-of-life/net-value.html “https://www.basf.com/us/en/we-create-chemistry/creating-chemistry-magazine/quality-of-life/net-value.html”) is a Long-Lasting Insecticidal Net (LLIN) that knocks down, kills, and repels mosquitos as they come in contact with the net for up to 4 years and 25 wash cycles.

Target region(s)

[Any region in which Malaria is prevalent.](https://www.basf.com/en/company/news-and-media/science-around-us/mosquito-nets-save-lives.html “https://www.basf.com/en/company/news-and-media/science-around-us/mosquito-nets-save-lives.html”) Field testing has been conducted in Liberia, Tanzania, India, and Western Uganda.

Distributors/implementing organizations

[Various aid organizations] (https://www.basf.com/us/en/we-create-chemistry/creating-chemistry-magazine/quality-of-life/net-value.html “https://www.basf.com/us/en/we-create-chemistry/creating-chemistry-magazine/quality-of-life/net-value.html”) working with BASF, including Red Cross, UNICEF, and Roll Back Malaria

Market suggested retail price

“[Highly cost-effective](http://www.publichealth.basf.com/agr/ms/public-health/en_GB/function/conversions:/publish/images/public-health/our-solutions/165261_Interceptor_Brochure_Ansicht_06.pdf “http://www.publichealth.basf.com/agr/ms/public-health/en_GB/function/conversions:/publish/images/public-health/our-solutions/165261_Interceptor_Brochure_Ansicht_06.pdf”)”, although no actual costs are listed.

Costs “[only a few dollars](http://www.publichealth.basf.com/agr/ms/public-health/en_GB/function/conversions:/publish/images/public-health/our-solutions/165261_Interceptor_Brochure_Ansicht_06.pdf “http://www.publichealth.basf.com/agr/ms/public-health/en_GB/function/conversions:/publish/images/public-health/our-solutions/165261_Interceptor_Brochure_Ansicht_06.pdf”)”

Competitive landscape

Olyset Net, PermaNets

SDG targeted

Goal [3] (http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-development-goals/ “http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-development-goals/”): to improve and promote good health.

Protection against mosquitoes that can carry deadly viruses, including malaria, yellow fever, and others.

[Aid organizations](https://www.basf.com/en/company/news-and-media/science-around-us/mosquito-nets-save-lives.html “https://www.basf.com/en/company/news-and-media/science-around-us/mosquito-nets-save-lives.html”) can purchase the nets directly from BASF. The aid organizations will then distribute the nets to the target beneficiaries in their own manner.

Distribution to date

Performance parameters

Fields marked are sourced values that have been evaluated by the manufacturer or a third party, all others are design specifications.

Bursting Strength (kPa)

350

Denier

189 + 15%

Expected lifespan (months, washes)

48, 25

Insecticide content (g/kg)

Unknown.

Insecticide(s) used

alpha-cypermethrin

Mesh (holes/cm^2)

Unknown.

Protection from insect entry (yes/no)

Unknown.

Retreatment required? (frequency)

No.

Design specifications

[Mesh net coated with alpha-cypermethrin](https://www.basf.com/us/en/we-create-chemistry/creating-chemistry-magazine/quality-of-life/net-value.html “https://www.basf.com/us/en/we-create-chemistry/creating-chemistry-magazine/quality-of-life/net-value.html”) using a polymer binder. The binder attaches the active agent to the binder such that the active ingredient remains evenly distributed across the surface for years.

How the net works:

1) Net fibers coated with alpha-cypermethrin

2) Mosquito makes brief contact with the net

3) Mosquito is paralyzed and “knocked down”

4) Mosquito dies within minutes

Product schematics

N/A

Technical support

N/A

Replacement components

Holes can be patched with local materials, although the insecticide will no longer be present on that spot.

[Median time to knockdown](http://www.publichealth.basf.com/agr/ms/public-health/en_GB/function/conversions:/publish/images/public-health/our-solutions/165261_Interceptor_Brochure_Ansicht_06.pdf “http://www.publichealth.basf.com/agr/ms/public-health/en_GB/function/conversions:/publish/images/public-health/our-solutions/165261_Interceptor_Brochure_Ansicht_06.pdf”): 6 minutes
Nets washed 20 to 25 times still meet or exceed performance standards for LLINs with high efficacy

Testing organizations

[BASF laboratories](https://www.basf.com/us/en/we-create-chemistry/creating-chemistry-magazine/quality-of-life/net-value.html “https://www.basf.com/us/en/we-create-chemistry/creating-chemistry-magazine/quality-of-life/net-value.html”), London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Innovative Vector Control Consortium

Safety

No hazards listed.

Complementary technical systems

[BASF nets are most effective](https://www.basf.com/us/en/we-create-chemistry/creating-chemistry-magazine/quality-of-life/net-value.html “https://www.basf.com/us/en/we-create-chemistry/creating-chemistry-magazine/quality-of-life/net-value.html”) when used in combination with other malaria control products.

[Nets washed 20 to 25 times](http://www.publichealth.basf.com/agr/ms/public-health/en_GB/function/conversions:/publish/images/public-health/our-solutions/165261_Interceptor_Brochure_Ansicht_06.pdf “http://www.publichealth.basf.com/agr/ms/public-health/en_GB/function/conversions:/publish/images/public-health/our-solutions/165261_Interceptor_Brochure_Ansicht_06.pdf”) still meet or exceed performance standards for LLINs with high efficacy”

Evaluation methods

[The Interceptor](https://www.basf.com/us/en/we-create-chemistry/creating-chemistry-magazine/quality-of-life/net-value.html “https://www.basf.com/us/en/we-create-chemistry/creating-chemistry-magazine/quality-of-life/net-value.html”) has been evaluated by the World Health Organization Pesticide Evaluation Scheme (WHOPES) and the Innovative Vector Control Consortium through both lab testing and field studies. [Field studies](http://www.publichealth.basf.com/agr/ms/public-health/en_GB/function/conversions:/publish/images/public-health/our-solutions/165261_Interceptor_Brochure_Ansicht_06.pdf “http://www.publichealth.basf.com/agr/ms/public-health/en_GB/function/conversions:/publish/images/public-health/our-solutions/165261_Interceptor_Brochure_Ansicht_06.pdf”) have been conducted in Liberia, India, and Western Uganda.